Health insurance

Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Tom Reed speak at NAHU’s Capitol Conference sharing House proposals for future insurance legislation.

Trump administration legislative priorities, insurance company business moves, increasing state autonomy and Federal Reserve monetary policy will all influence benefit stakeholders.

HHS proposed allowing short-term plans to be sold for coverage periods of up to a year, up from the current maximum of three months.

Providing benefits such as dental and short-term disability is a smart way for employers to try out the insurance arrangement, which has the potential to save money and provide greater transparency.

The regulatory environment is one of the toughest in the country and the expansion of PEOs is leading to adverse risk selection.

The insurer says it will continue updating its supplemental health employee benefit suite in 2018.

Brokers must move away from typical carrier negotiations and bring real cost-saving strategies to clients.

Insurance expenses have become the country’s No.1 financial concern, providing an urgent need for transparent coverage information.

The insurer says it will continue updating its supplemental health employee benefit suite in 2018.

The bill clarifies that agent compensation is not an insurance company administrative expense, which could relieve financial strains on small and independent firms.